Nation and World Politics
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FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files
Sep 17, 2025 8:24 pm - FBI Director Kash Patel rejected assertions from Democratic lawmakers Wednesday that he is concealing evidence from the investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey E...
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Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
Sep 17, 2025 8:16 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in char...
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Amid dueling petitions, District 214 mulls whether to recognize Kirk as distinguished alumnusSep 17, 2025 6:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials are so far noncommittal about whether to recognize slain political activist Charlie Kirk as a distinguished alumnus.
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ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
Sep 17, 2025 6:11 pm - ABC has suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely following comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Students make a somber return to Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinatedSep 17, 2025 3:46 pm - OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University students returning to campus Wednesday clustered silently, staring down at the barricaded courtyard where an assassin struck down cons...
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Obama says the US is at ‘an inflection point’ after Kirk’s killing and Trump has divided the country
Sep 17, 2025 3:38 pm - Former President Barack Obama says that the United States is at “an inflection point” following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and that President...
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Jerry quits Ben & Jerry’s, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
Sep 17, 2025 7:12 am - Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever.
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In Britain, Trump basks in a display of regal splendor with King Charles III at Windsor Castle
Sep 17, 2025 6:48 am - President Donald Trump was greeted by royalty, military honor guards and mounted troops in red and gold as he arrived at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for the start of a two-day state visit to Britain as the guest of King Charles III.
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Supporters, detractors of controversial District 96 schoolteacher pack school board meetingSep 16, 2025 11:25 pm - Dozens packed Tuesday’s Kildeer Countryside School District 96 school board meeting, displaying sharp divisions over Twin Groves Middle School Spanish teacher Carolyn Pinta’s social media activity.
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Bill Barr rebuts Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories in deposition with House Oversight Committee
Sep 16, 2025 8:15 pm - Former attorney general William P. Barr said that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s death in prison was “absolutely” a suicide and that he had limited discussions ...